New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-03
AN EXODUS ON THE FOURTH
WHAT PATRIOTIC CITIZENS WILL DO.

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m,.-. ,v;lI he fewer people in town to-day and to-
.or,ow IMAM there have oeen perhaps since the war
S,.s II the predictions of the ticfetseiers at INC
railway stations the hotel men ut the peaches 'ui
ont 70 be within dozen points or so OF the truth.
isnt often that there 10 total stoppage Oh
from Saturday to Tuesday morning with the 'ner
n,ometer registering temperatrr res away up IN Tue
nneties and O chance for everybody to run INTO INC
country or down to the seasbore for day. na'ua!
ar n few hours. The fashionable exodus tnrneu 'no
nptown streets into barren desert OF DARED doors
and drawn blinds more than two weeks ago. Inc
h,h;t too OF getting away from the city tor "Ibe
Fourth has grown to such mania that the sdian
hovs of the East Side with their fire crackers ana tne
Tammany braves with their eioquence are lett ai"oS'
the sole celebrants in the oldtime fashion Oh ING
ylorious ami, er.ary OF Independence The F9uitn
too is traditi nally hot day. and the long SHADOW
discomfort it casts after thirsty Sunday Is enouea
IN drive all but the most enthusiastic 10 ioiso'
ns,orv and .,atr,otism in the booming OF the sea-
combers or the babbling OF some pacA'coun'fJ
brooklet- ~ orv rate
That The ru,h out of town. for the first OF July
unprecedented. Every downtown Terry OF i",roau
Office has been crowded tor two days At the Cortahdt
Street station OF the an. .as of tickets and
at Desbrossesst the crush has been almost as DAD.
The Erie Railroad with all its branches inc Jersey
Central and the West shore have been DONG an
nnus6.lly large passenger business since thursday
morning. An extra force OF station nsnus LAS nu "
be taken on in many cases. the western rS W
..nec,allv those with connections along the new,
Jersev coast expect to be until the middle oil
fhIs week 1t is next to impossible now 10 get accon
modaons at Long Branch or IN ,no por
district and the opening OF the Monmouth farK
racing &c On tomorrow will near flooding the
whole OF Monmouth County; A..
Saturday afternoon Is ratt or duiI usoaly ny "' no
Grand Central Station. Yesterday every tram was
crowded to the last inch Of seating capacity Tue
towns up the Hudson River caught most OF the New
Workers on an outing. Some special cars we're ran
tba
iup places now in full blast. The Berkshire ana
White Mountain seasons have not opened yet s ana
Iron Steamboat Company carried thousands OF people
10 Long Branch and Coney Island. The Long isiano
Railroad trains, too. TO Manhattan Beach, brisnton
Beach and the Rockaways we're densely neighte;u
with men and women carrying handbags and parcels
for a two days outing. .,, =.
Notwithstanding this great eHoaas. tner mere WI Wv ce,e
brate the Fourth in manner becoming the birth
day OF so great O Nation.
Said Chauncey NJ Depew to TRIBUNE reporter the
other day. am and Always have been firm believer
I'm what John Adams said about the celebration OF the
Fourth of July II was said prediction, and 1t has
mot been fulfilled because Of the immense number OF
peope in the country who don't know anything ABOUT
the Revolutionary War; and never heard OF III mat is
all the more why it should now be celebrated pre-
cisey as John Adams hoped that 1t would believe In
the ringing Of the BELLS believe in the cannon and the
fireworks but would draw the line at the toy pistol
regard this way of keeping Independence Day as sort
of ritual Of liberty quite as important Tor ncucaung
patriotism as the rituals OF the various church de-
nominations for intoxicating and perpetuating religion"
And certainly the stir Of preparation throughout the
land during the weeks to indicate that the
observance of the great ritual of liberty tomorrow
will be in no whit lacking In the earnestness ana
thoroughness that John Adams looked forward 10 and
that his disciples love to The roar OF the cannon
will waken the TorniDg echoes in many cities, ana the
glories of the fireworks will light up the midnight skies
tlo r-f1l ,a I'M
and marching to military music, and singing OF patriotic
songs and oratory from many tongues and from many
pl atforIus on the aabsorbing theme The stars
and Stripes will proclaim united and free America to the
four OF the globe and wherever there are TWO or
three Of her children 10 gather together they VIII re-
joic IN their country's birthday.
Foremost among New-YorEs observances OF the Gay
will be the great celebration by the Harlem lndepend
cnce Day Association The aim OF this association is to
secure due honorDg OF the day. and the magnitude OF
the display limited only by the amount OF funds at Its
disposal Last year its efforts met with great success
but all goes well the spendors OF 1856 Will
be eclipsed. long and elaborate programme has been
arranged to which in its entirety the patriotic cit
izen will have 10 rise with the larg.
The proceedings will begin at halfpast In the morn
Ing with the sounding Of the reveie by the Fitzpatrick
Post Drum Corps the top OF the hill at Mount Morris
Park followed by the raising of the flag and the salute,
but not as was originally intended, salute Of cannon.
The children of the public schools led by Philip F. suli
yan will sing The Star spanged Banner" after which
they will addressed by the Rev. Dr. James Ramsay
They will then sing the hymn America" and the
assembage will dsperse TO the beating OF the retreat by
the drum corps At hafpast the great parade takes
place from Onehundred- and-sixteenthst and Lexing
tonaye various organizations taking part In IL Will
assemble o'clock and form in the following orders
First Divison-Grand Marshal O. A. J. Norman and STAFF
81, p Bat
talon First Battery SECOND Dyislon. ~
Fs;. n''i4i %s aa sssSs Fs: 4S;;S
aides Post %sss P Ss SSsDsndeG
SlssS 3n as Nc
chanes State officers Of the Order in carriages Fifth by
Lee Darling msIshs and ade. q Harlem
Exempi aud Veteran Fremens sons Association Boys of
The line Of march WIN be Lexingtonavs to One hun
through re
sndihrtsihs' through 6psS9ndred thrtist6sI 70
st. Trough H
s ana To- h seyyentS ao%
third through and
% onehandrsd sndtw iOuIsh.. to Fh Ays Az,
s.ms:a Of Mount Morris Park where the wi"
At hapast 10 public exercises at Mount Morri. Park
Of the stamford Gorns Band BY he Rsy
De- ps
o. az BY y @s hy p Fem Fsom anu inc
At IL o'clock wondels Battery will fire the national
salute and directly aftcrward there Will be novel as
play Of Japanese day fireworks at the west side of the
park. -, !,
At o'clock the banquet will take place at West End
will be In the chair and will be laid for 200 PEG
pie The four principal toasts are: The Day We Cee-
"The City OF New Yorf," Harlem Plains and Wash,
ngton Heights" Hosea B. Perkins, and "Our Reunited
Country" Algernon g. sullivan president OF the South
ern society OF New-york AT BIS ?; m great display
of fireworks at M0rningsde Park and electric iufni-
nation OF Harlem will bring the festivities to close
The Veteran Zouaves Association who are TO take part
Sho opofo SVofn m
all 10 themselves Yesterday the "Vets 200 strong,
under the command OF Brigader- General Moss aud
Colonel Thomas f. 5heehaD. won't Into camp at Morning
side Park Strict military discipline prevails.
No leave camp without permission OF the o'cer
Of the day. Food 10 cooked at old-fashoned
camp fire. and tin plates and cups are used Business
tomorrow will begin at o'clock with the firing OF
.aI..a. lID.o xullI In In